Illuminated automobile license plate



Patented Dec. 11', 1923.. 'l

)ranza namen, or annuo, NEW Yoax.

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implication ma nml 2e, 192s. smal no. 528,531.

vTo all whom it may concern:

L. .Be it known that I, MARIA Banden., citizen of Hun ary, residing at Bufalefin..

. the county of rie and State'of New York', have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Illuminated Automobile icense4 Plates, ofl which Ithe following is a s ecification.

is invention relates to certain new 'and useful improvements in illuminated automobile license plate and has particular reference to an improved form of lamp casing supporting a glass plate'faml number l plate thereonina manner to permit ready '15 access to the interior of the lamp casing.

With thev above-and other jects in view as the nature of the intentio is better unrl'erstood,- the same consists''ofl the novel sferin, combination and arrangement of 2 0 parts hereinafter more described, shown in thefaccompanyingf rawing and aimed. 2 In the'draw'ng, wherein- Iikefreference characters designate corres .L riding parte 2# throughout the several views,

A, -Fi 1 -a'front elevational view of en i ated automobile license plate and \holder, L

` Figure 2A isa lon lamp casing with whichfthe license plate .is associated,

f. Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional -view 'offthe'lamp casingand licens'eplate, and

lamp casing with the license plate removed. Referrin more in detail to the accompanying dr wing','and particularly to Fig.' 4'there isillustrated a lamp casing for sup orting allicense plate, thellampcasing mcludm a rear wall 1 having opposite outward y 'flaring exd'walls 2 and similar Iupper and ower'wa ls 3' and 4;' Each end .wa1l'2 carr es an inwardl directed channel flange 5 whlle the forwar 'f e'dgeof the lower wall 4 carries an'upwardl directed channel -ilange 6, portions thereo .being struck out #and bent downwardly to provide dependingflugs 7 havin both'receiving openings 8 therein. The. orward edge of the upper wall- 3 carries a -curved."resilient llange 9 directed upwardly therefrom and provided with spaced bolt receivin #l provided with angl opening' =10 to accom- 'license plate 13 enter the openinvs 8 and illuminated sign` late uponV a convenient tudinalsiactioiial vidw 89 taken on '-line II-.I .of Fig. 'l'fshowing the understood that --Figure 4 is a perspective viewof the..

1 openm .B. The rear" well 1 of thi; amp- 'casigrgis' modate the mounting of an electricvlamp glass plate 12 extends across the forwa'r'd ocpen side of the lamp casing and is 'oonne at its edges by the flanges 5 und 6 upon the forward edges of the side and lower walls of the lamp casing, the upper edge of the glass plate 12 terminates at the. upper forward edge of the upper wall 3.

A license late 13 having struck out portions 14 indicating license characters, such as numbers, is disposed outwardly of the glass plate-12' and securing bolts 15' passingi through slotted openings 16 formed in the 8 in the depending lugs 7 and t'e upper resilient flan e 9` of vthe lamp casingJ the fastening bo ts 1 5 associated with the resilient flange 9 providing theproper pressure at the up r end ofb the glass plate 12 to insure" a rigid mounting. therefor. A. mounting bracket 17 is carriedby the lower wall 4 of the lamp casing for securing the part of an automo ile.; l 0

From the above detail description of' the device, it is believed 'that the construction` and operation thereof will at once beep;

gargnt, and while there is herein shoyn and), escribed the preferred embodimentof the present invent1on,; itgis nevertheless' to be for .changes 'may be made therein without departing 'from the spirit' and sope of,'the ,invention asclaimed. I

-What I claim 'as new is: l l

1. In an illuminated automobilelicense plate, a; lamp casing being op'en-and rec- ,tangularfa 1ts front 4side, channel flanges formed atthe vertical sides of the lamp; casing and upon the lower, forward edge,A thereof; the last mentioned? channel flange having?A depending lugs, 'a glass plate mounted'in .said channel tien s, an upstanding upper e ge of the lamp casing, and a. license plate secured to the depending lugs and upstanding flange.

2. In an illuminated automobile license plate, a lamp casing being open and rec- 105 tangular at itsfront side, channel' ilanges formed at the verticalv sides of the lamp casing and upon the lower forward edge thereof, thelast mentioned channel flange `Vflange formed" at t e forward Y thereon, a glass plate mounted in said channel flanges, an upstanding `flange formed at the forward edge-of the lamp casing, and a licenseplate secured to the depending lugs and upstanding ange outwardly of said glass plate.

3. In en illuminated automobile license plate, a lamp casing beingl open and rectangular at its front side, 'channel flanges formed at the vertical sides of the lamp casing and upon. the lower forward edge thereof, the last mentioned hannel flange having lugs struck out of the outer wall thereof'and bent downwardl a glass plate mounted in said channel anges, an upstandinpf resilient flange formed at the forward upper edge of the lamp casing, and a perforated license 'platt` secured to the downwardly bent struck out lugs and up standing resilientllangeoutwardly of the glass plate.

' In testimonywliereof I'alliii my signature. Y

MARIA BALQGH. 

